China to probe e-commerce firm Pinduoduo over reports of fake goods

The probe comes just days after the Shanghai-based startup raised $1.63 billion in the year’s second-biggest U.S. listing by a Chinese firm, which valued Pinduoduo at $23.8…

LVMH establishes its Métiers d’Art in the heart of Paris

According to our sources, this space is located at 69 Rue Réaumur, in the second arrondissement of Paris, where renovations are under way. The chosen location is…

MYGroup opens sustainable textiles factory in Yorkshire

The new ‘ReFactory’ factory, a first for the region, will see waste textiles remanufactured into new products “that will put Hull on the map as an innovation…

Pakistan garment industry reforms fail to stop abuses

Despite a series of reforms following deadly factory fires and protests, many of Pakistan’s 15 million garment workers struggle with poor working conditions and face threats if…

PayPal pledges over $500 million to support minority-owned U.S. businesses

The bulk of the money – $500 million (£395 million) – will be devoted to the creation of a economic opportunity fund that will invest in black…

Saga Furs swings to loss as labels drop fur, China sees slowdown

The figures came only a year after the company had recorded pre-tax profit of €9.2 million and operating profit this time fell to a loss of €4.5…

Google, adtech firms targets of fresh EU privacy complaints

Since 2018, complaints have been filed in 15 EU countries over real-time bidding systems, the core of today’s online advertising industry, for allegedly breaching Europeans’ privacy rights.The…

Trussardi recruits new partner for junior line

 The agreement, which will begin with the fall/winter 2017-18, entrusts Brave Kid with the production and worldwide distribution of the Trussardi Junior line, which is aimed at…

Amazon warehouse workers protest near Detroit, days after NYC walkout

Amazon said fewer than 15 of more than 4,000 employees at its Romulus, Michigan fulfillment center participated; one of the action’s organizers said 40 people joined in….

Balmain to redesign new logo due to Laura Biagiotti similarity

The issue, amplified extensively on social media, was recently settled in amicable fashion between the labels, with the goal of preventing “a possible confusion between the Balmain…